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Cancer survivors face significant hardships related to medical bills

Having a high deductible health plan without a health savings account was associated with greater hardship compared with low deductible insurance.

Payments to physicians may increase opioid prescribing, study shows

The Medicare population is estimated to have the highest and fastest growing prevalence of opioid use disorder in the U.S.

Delivery robot poised to create efficiencies, save on operational costs for hospitals

Modeled after a robot from the Star Wars films, Relay offers a potential escape hatch for healthcare pros who’d rather avoid lugging stuff around.

Healthcare business and financial analytics market to hit $50B by 2024

Contributing factors include mandates to curb costs, increasing regulatory requirements and growing EHR adoption.

Chance of depression in new doctors depends on where they train, research shows

Those in programs with longer hours, less faculty mentoring and more research focus had higher depression scores.

Telehealth and the law: What hospital executives should know about kickback and false claims rules

The federal Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law have some strict requirements for compliance, and providers would do well to take note.

Paladina Health acquires Activate Healthcare, creating large provider of value-based care

The collaboration results in a value-based primary care provider that serves more than 170,000 patients in 18 states.

Healthcare stocks remain strong after a solid 2018, Reuters says

Investors are more comfortable with healthcare than other sectors because it’s less susceptible to fluctuating economic cycles.

Healthcare executives should invest in value-based care technologies now, Deloitte says

The consultancy advises hospital executives to ramp up technology initiatives to support new payment models now

How capital for hospital renovations can be freed by unloading medical office buildings, other real estate

Many hospitals and health systems are reluctant to relinquish control of medical office buildings, but doing so can free up much-needed capital.